LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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Optical Storage Devices • An optical disk is a high-capacity storage medium. An optical drive uses reflected light to read data. • To store data‚ the disk’s metal surface is covered with tiny dents (pits) and flat spots (lands)‚ which cause light to be reflected differently. • When an optical drive shines light into a pit‚ the light cannot be reflected back. This represents a bit value of 0 (off). A land reflects light back to its source‚ Representing a bit value of 1 (on)
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Macbeth - Act 5 Scenes 1-3 Literary Devices: Scene 1: Scene 2: Scene 3: Metonymous Macbeth asks the doctor‚ "Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff/Which weights upon the heart?" (heart represents the soul) Alliteration Macbeth says‚ "And with some sweet oblivous antitdote..." (repetition of /s/) "Thou lily-livered boy..." (repetition of /l/) "Then fly‚ false thanes‚" Personification Macbeth: "Curses not loud but deep‚ mouth-honor‚ breath‚/Which the poor heart would fain deny‚ and
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Modern Technological Devices Modern technology can be defined as the advancement of old technology. Back from the olden days the world has undergone great technological changes that can cause both positive and negative impacts to our lives. For me I concur that modern technological devices have made our lives easier. The first instance is easy access of information. Modern technologies like broadband internet have made it possible for us to get relevant information at any time anywhere. Lots of
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University of Phoenix Renaissance Comparison Essay Kattiya Leelawatnakul Hum/205 June 02‚ 2013 We mark Italian society’s rebirth from the medieval period with the changes that occurred during the Italian Renaissance. Civilization was changing and what we consider the modern world was about to begin. The renaissance activity that happened in Europe outside of Italy is called the Northern European Renaissance. Italy’s humanist ideas and values moved out of
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| Assignment Futuristic Computer System Storage Devices | | | Introduction to IT | This is an assignment work for Introduction to IT. | Course: Index Introduction 3 Futuristic Storage Devices & Technologies 4 Object-based Storage Devices or Technology 5 Holographic Memory 6 Conclusion 7 Introduction: This publication is an assignment work for my Introduction to IT class. Some of the projected
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UNIT 205 1.1 /1.2 INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS In the United Kingdom‚ an independent school (also referred to as a private school‚ and in certain cases a public school) is a school which is funded by private sources‚ predominantly in the form of tuition charges‚ gifts and long-term charitable endowments‚ and is not subject to the conditions imposed by accepting state financing. There are around 2‚500 independent schools in the UK‚ which educate around 615‚000 children (just over 7% of all British children
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Computer Storage Devices Storage devices are used in order to store various items such as programs‚ data and instructions. Storage was used as early as 1804 by hole punching paper cards in order to control machinery. Without storage‚ the computer programs and files that exist now would not be possible. There are many different devices used for storage today such as hard drives‚ floppy drives and CD-Rom drives. Hard drives come in all computers and are the main storage device. An average hard drive
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used to link group of devices‚ where protocols allow one master device to interconnect with up to seven active slaves Bluetooth Profiles Bluetooth Profile is a specification regarding an aspect of Bluetooth based wireless communication between devices Bluetooth Architecture two specifications: the core and the profile specifications The core specification discusses how the technology works profile specification focuses on how to build interoperating devices using the core technologies
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BRAINPORT VISION DEVICE By D.KALAIVANI R.PARVATHI DEVI ABSTRACT “BRAINPORT DEVICE” The device which sends visual input through tongue in much the same way that seeing individuals receive visual input through the eyes is called the “Brainport Vision Device”. BrainPort could provide vision-impaired people with limited forms of sight. To produce tactile vision‚ BrainPort uses a camera to capture visual data. The optical information
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